⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their thirteen- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 49
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 8:21 · BOS 26-23 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 3:06 · BOS 44-31 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Danny Granger technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 2:50 · BOS 88-74 IND
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
